Richmond has no shortage of bands that arrive and then disappear. Night Idea has taken the opposite approach. They’ve been around for 16 years, and keep getting better. I sat down with Joey Anderson, Reggie Pace and Reyna Pannell ahead of Night Idea’s appearance at...
Goose brought their fall tour to Richmond for a two-night stand last week, drawing thousands for one of the new amphitheater’s biggest shows yet. The Connecticut-based band, Rick Mitarotonda, Peter Anspach, Trevor Weeks, and Cotter Ellis, has built a reputation as one of the most compelling live acts in modern jam and indie rock, known for long...
Goose is back in Richmond this week for a two-night stand at the Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront. For guitarist and vocalist Rick Mitarotonda, it’s another chance to chase what he calls “flow state” the unpredictable current that runs through both their songs and their shows. “I like the idea of, you know, in a given night anything could...
Earlier this week, I sat down with Alli and Char of NYC rock band SKORTS to talk about their origins as a band, the ethos they carry, and their shared love of Richmond. The conversation was in preparation for their upcoming show at Get Tight Lounge this Friday with Deathcat and Human Worm. Alli Walls was serving in a multitude of roles on a...
Coming to the end of an exciting era for Richmond music. The Mitras have been delivering hits for the past half-decade in Richmond. Paired with wild shows and an incredible sense of personability, they’ve become a cornerstone of the scene. On Saturday, September 27, they played their final show at The Broadberry before disbanding. The band first...
Turnstile returned to Richmond on Wednesday, and it felt like Brown’s Island could barely contain them. The Baltimore hardcore outfit has long since broken past genre borders, crafting songs that reach across generations of music fans. Last night, they looked every bit the arena-level act, and if you were there, it was hard to shake the feeling...
In 2018, Marc Rebillet showed up at The Camel in Richmond, a 200-cap room with sticky floors and a knack for producing nights that linger longer than they should. He wore robes then silky, gaudy, ceremonial things and improvised entire sets out of loops that seemed pulled out of nowhere. Reinhold, DJ, promoter, and respected member of this very...
Deau Eyes continues on her Tour de Richmond with headline show tomorrow night at The Camel. Richmond native and indie rock troubadour, Ali Thibodeau, also known as Deau Eyes, has been making the rounds this month with a city-wide musical celebration called Tour de Richmond playing 14 shows in 14 days in the city's most iconic venues, galleries,...
Sat beneath a shifting sun and a canopy teeming with chittering cicadas, Madison Turner and I ran the gamut. I first heard of her while I was covering the local music scene for a VCU student publication, and her angsty, self-critical, maniacally upbeat tunes spoke to my brittle emo heart. I’ve gotten to know her a bit through sporadic...
Last Friday, The Head and the Heart returned to Virginia, playing to a packed Allianz Amphitheater on a night that felt almost scripted for atmosphere. A light drizzle drifted down throughout the evening, cloaking the crowd in a gentle mist and giving the whole show an unplanned, cinematic touch. For lead singer Jon Russell and drummer...
